Christy O'Connor: Munster numbers underline the scale of Waterford's task 

The six-day turnaround has proved extremely difficult to navigate.

Only six times in the six-year history of the Munster SHC round robin has a team won on successive weekends. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Waterford chasing something only achieved once before

For all the compelling drama and intrigue of the provincial round robin system, the format is still not really designed to feel like a knockout championship match so early in the season.